Episode 164 Wang Shibei Sets the Central Plains Day
Episode 164 Wang Shibei sets the Central Plains Day
Xiang Xiaoqiang told Li Gensheng his concerns. But he emphasized that sentence: This was not a suspicion of Zhao Cunnian alone, but a certain suspicion of the ten officers. Zhao Cunnian just happened to be among them.
"And, in my personal opinion," Xiang Xiaoqiang said, "Zisi is the least suspect among these ten people. At least judging from common sense, the possibility of a major general in an army becoming a spy is very low."
Li Gensheng stared at Xiang Xiaoqiang and smiled:
"Why, there are only ten people?"
"What do you mean? How many more do you want?"
Li Gensheng smiled and said slowly:
"Could it be...could my subordinates not be among them?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment, then sneered and said:
"Tch, I've always thought you were a man, and you're so pretentious... Hey, I don't know you yet? You and I have gone through life and death together, climbed up together, and now you are also one of the commanders of the People's Guard.
.If you are also a spy, then...then I really have to suspect that I am also a spy. Gensheng, if you say such stupid things again, I will fall out."
When Li Gensheng heard this, he also laughed and said:
"Thank you for your trust, sir. So... Sir, do you also agree with your subordinate's next military action plan?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded:
"Yes, your plan is reasonable. Take Tianjin first, and then pass south of Beijing to separate the Beijing-Tianjin area from the rest of Zhili... Then, we can easily capture the central and southern parts of Zhili
, and it can make the Eight Banners elites in the Beijing-Tianjin area no longer interested in fighting to the death...it kills two birds with one stone and the losses are small, how could I not understand?"
"Then, sir, how can we prepare now?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang licked his lips and said:
"There is no need to prepare. How to fight and how to fight. It is just a matter of marching to the target. Before that...in front of Zisi, you still pretended to be ordered to take Beijing westward. But at the last moment, I will improvise
Change your mind. If Zisi is a spy, then our next target will naturally reach Beijing. Then, we will get clues from the strategic mobilization of the Qing army."
Li Gensheng nodded:
"Yes, I have noted it down."
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After a night of rest, the fighting spirit of the Qing army did not become stronger, but became more fragile. As expected, when the battle started on the morning of the 12th, the Ming army only conducted one round of bombing, and the Qing army's defense line on the west bank of the Luan River collapsed.
.The First Division of the People's Guard successfully erected the pontoon bridge and began to flow towards the west bank like a tide. The Luanhe River was originally nothing
The large river, coupled with the mid-winter season, is covered with ice. Although the Qing garrison has blasted the ice first, the water volume is still very small and the river surface is still very narrow. In many places, pontoons are not even needed, as long as some
Throw sandbags into the water, and tracked vehicles can wade through it. Then lay wooden boards on the sandbags, and wheeled vehicles can also pass through.
Within two hours in the morning, the First Division of the People's Guard completely occupied Luanxian County and captured half of the Qing Eight Banners Division and about 10,000 people. The remaining more than 10,000 defenders retreated westward and retreated into Tangshan City to join the Tangshan defenders.
together.
At around nine o'clock in the morning, the leading troops of the First Division of the People's Guard had already entered the eastern suburbs of Tangshan, still 15 kilometers away from the Tangshan City Wall. Here, they encountered strong resistance again. Since then, the final battle of the Unification War has begun -
—The prelude to the Battle of Beijing, Tianjin and Tang Dynasty.
However, it is already very difficult to attack forward with the strength of the First Division of the People's Guard alone. In front of it are more than ten times the number of Tangshan defenders, and they are all elite Eight Banners troops.
At ten o'clock in the morning, according to the order of the Xuzhou Headquarters, the First Division stopped its large-scale offensive, stationed on the spot, rested and consolidated the occupied areas, eliminated the remaining enemies, and waited for the Second and Third Divisions of the People's Guard to enter the pass in a steady stream.
.At the same time, the Fourth and Fifth Divisions of the People's Guard have sailed north on the sea in a troop transport fleet and will land at Qinhuangdao within two days to form a combat force.
In this case, the five heavy armored divisions of the People's Guard will soon converge into the pass and launch a fierce attack on the Eight Banners Division of the Qing Army in Beijing, Tianjin and Tang Dynasty.
When the People's Guard suspended its offensive and gathered strength, the Ming Army's Army Aviation and Hainan Airlines played a huge role. They immediately increased the air clearance pressure in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang area, and dispatched more than 60 additional swoops that morning.
Three bomber detachments, and five more
More than a dozen fighter squadrons of four aircraft were widely scattered in the south, west and north directions of Tangshan. They continuously bombed and strafed the Qing troops on the ground, suppressing them to the point where they could not lift their heads and could not move forward. They were unable to mobilize troops and take advantage of the opportunity to threaten the people.
The flank of the 1st Guards Division.
At the same time, on the southern line, on the south bank of the Yellow River in Shandong, the Ming Dynasty Army also made final preparations for the cross-river attack. More than thirty pontoon bridges have been erected on the Yellow River, and Army Aviation aircraft have completely controlled the area on the north bank of the ferry.
The small Ming army has also arrived on the north bank in assault boats to consolidate the ferry. The Qing garrison on the north bank has no fighting spirit and has either retreated far away or has surrendered. The large Ming army is just waiting for an order to cross the Yellow River.
Got off.
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On the morning of the 13th, Zhu Yourong led a group of imperial relatives to the Ancestral Temple to report to the ancestors of the Zhu Ming Dynasty that the Ming Dynasty had recovered most of the lost territory in Jiangbei, and now it was just waiting to cross the river.
After the ceremony, Zhu Yourong delivered a speech in front of the Ancestral Temple in front of many reporters:
"Ladies and gentlemen, friends, compatriots... Today, we are finally crossing the river.
"Many times in history, when the Han Dynasty was invaded by the northern barbarian regime and found it difficult to regain its lost territory, the two simple words 'crossing the river' would become the common wish of all Chinese people. Zongze, the famous anti-Jin general in the Song Dynasty, was
He called out "cross the river" three times, but ended with hatred. After more than two hundred years, through the Southern Song Dynasty and the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the Chinese nation never went north again.
Crossing the Yellow River. It was not until the Ming Dynasty was founded and the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was driven north that the Chinese nation was finally able to cross the Yellow River again and return to the place where our ancestors had lived for generations... But it goes without saying that the Northern Ming Dynasty only lasted for more than two hundred years.
The Chinese nation suffered another misfortune, the north fell, and the mainland of China sank. Not only the Yellow River, but also the Yangtze River was almost unable to hold on several times.
"Fortunately, history is constantly developing and the rules of the game will always change in different periods. Facing new rules of the game, it depends on who can accept it and who will refuse it. The nation that dares to accept the new rules will become the leader of the times.
If you are your favorite, you will become civilized and prosperous. But a nation that stubbornly refuses will be abandoned by the times and become dark and poor. I like this sentence very much: The world's trend is vast, those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will prosper.
Death.
"History is fair and will always give different nations the same opportunities at different times. Half a century ago, history fairly presented the opportunity of 'constitutional reform' to us and the Manchus. We bravely accepted it,
But the Qing court stubbornly refused. Therefore, there was
Today's results: we marched forward with great success, crossed the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and regained the lost land for thousands of miles. However, the Manchu Qing Dynasty lingered on, and the situation was precarious. As a monarch, I am now thinking about how to build the north in the future, while the puppet emperor Guangwu is now thinking about
It must be: Where to go in exile.
"The official newspapers of some countries have been using the word 'invasion' when reporting on this just war. Please note that I am talking about the official newspapers. It is different from the private media in that it represents the government of that country
Attitude. This view has always regarded the Southern and Northern Ming Dynasties as two countries. I feel very sorry for this.
"293 years have passed since the Qing Dynasty invaded the south. Yes, it has been a long time. But I believe there is one truth that is self-evident - I believe everyone holds the same view as me - time,
It will never legitimize aggression, it will never legitimize massacre. Crime, even a thousand years later, is still a crime. Especially the massacre of tens of millions is to destroy the population of a nation.
Killing 60%-80% of the people, this heinous crime that is rare in world history, will be nailed to the pillar of shame of mankind forever. We can predict that as long as humans still exist on the earth, this crime will not be forgotten.
Otherwise, it will be a tragedy for all mankind. Today's Northern Expedition is not only liberating the people in the north, but also more or less appeasing the tens of millions of wronged souls more than two hundred years ago.
"Lu You once wrote a poem: When you die, you will know that everything will be in vain, but you will not see the same sorrow as Jiuzhou. Wang Shibei sets the Central Plains Day, and family sacrifices do not Don't forget to tell Nai Weng... At ten o'clock this morning, that is, in a few minutes, we will The brave and fearless army will cross the Yellow River and set foot on the land of Zhili to fulfill the wish of our ancestors and go to the North to conquer the Central Plains. I, Zhu Yourong, as the 29th generation of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, am very fortunate
Luck has been favored by history, and I have the opportunity to stand here and comfort my ancestors: the Ming army is about to cross the river and go to the north to set the Central Plains. And all of this is due to the unremitting efforts of the people of all generations and the soldiers.
Fighting bravely. And when I, Zhu Yourong, stand in front of all this, I feel so small and insignificant... I just want to say, thank you."
After Zhu Yourong finished speaking, he clasped the fingers of his hands and slowly raised his head, looking upward. Applause and cheers from all sides burst out like a tide. Both the audience and the reporters were moved to some extent.
At this time, two guardsmen carried the radio equipment and placed it in front of Zhu Yourong. The debugging was completed. At the same time, the cheers and applause from all sides gradually calmed down.
Zhu Yourong raised her wrist and looked at her watch. After a moment, with a solemn expression, she announced into the microphone:
"It is now ten o'clock in the morning on February 13, 1937. I order: Cross the river!!!"
Suddenly, the cheers and applause from all sides erupted again. Soon it was like a volcanic eruption.
At the same time, Xuzhou Headquarters received Zhu Yourong's radio signal. He waved to Xiaoqiang, and more than a dozen generals issued attack orders to the phone at the same time. The first batch of 20 Army Motorized Infantry Divisions launched, and the iron flow roared.
Driving onto the pontoon bridge, they surged onto the land of Zhili, and cooperated with the People's Guards in the north to launch a pincer attack on the remaining Beiqing forces.